Antonio López de Santa Anna : "Napoleon of the West" -- Erasmo and Juan Seguín : Mexicans or Texans? -- Juan Nepomuceno Cortina : crusader or criminal? -- Adina de Zavala : "the angel of the Alamo" -- Emma Tenayuca : passionate labor activist -- Jovita González and Edmundo E. Mireles : "gente decente" -- Raul "Roy" Benavidez : "the mean Mexican" -- Irma Lerma Rángel : Latina legislator -- Selena Quintanilla Pérez : the tragic Tejana -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"A collection of portraits of important people either from Mexico or of Mexican heritage, who had an influence on Texas history. Time period begins in 1821 when Mexico achieved independence from Spain, up to the present."--Publisher.
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